George Lansbury, 1859 -1940, who made this bathing-shore for our enjoyment.
W2, Hyde Park, Serpentine Lido, Lansbury's Lido
The Lido Pavilion was built in 1930 to provide mixed bathing and sunbathing facilities. As the First Commissioner of Works, in the Depression, Lansbury was keen to improve recreational facilities and appealed for funds. Mr D'Arcy Cooper responded with £5,000 and the Pavilion was built in memory of his son.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
George Lansbury - Serpentine
Born Suffolk. Member of the Poplar Borough Council 1903 - 1940, Mayor 1919 - ...
This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
George Lansbury - Serpentine
{Beneath a Maltese cross:} Hern or Hurn Cross Near here once stood one of the four manorial boundary crosses of old Croydon. The other cr...
Anna Freud, 1895 - 1982, pioneer of child psychoanalysis, lived here 1938 - 1982.
JSSL Between 1952 and 1954, the Joint Services School for Linguists was located at Coulsdon Common Camp. Here linguists were trained for ...
The plaque can be seen in our photo, in front of the child stepping out of the water feature.
Yes, they've mis-spelt the name of their own road.
Site of the Parsonage of St Nicholas Acons where scientific life assurance began in 1762. The Corporation of the City of London
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